Windows Security Log Event ID 5066

Operating Systems Windows 2008 R2 and 7
Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1
Windows 2016 and 10
Windows Server 2019 and 2022
Category
 • Subcategory
Policy Change
 • Other Policy Change Events
Type Success
Corresponding events
in Windows 2003
and before
 

5066: A cryptographic function operation was attempted

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Examples of 5066

A cryptographic function operation was attempted.

Subject:

   Security ID:  %1
   Account Name:  %2
   Account Domain:  %3
   Logon ID:  %4

Configuration Parameters:

   Scope: %5
   Context: %6
   Interface: %7
   Function: %8
   Position: %9

Operation: %10

Return Code: %11

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